Daniel Pennac’s
“Reader’s Bill of Rights
1. The right to not read
2. The right to skip pages
3. The right to not finish
4. The right to reread
5. The right to read anything
6. The right to escapism
7. The right to read anywhere
8. The right to browse
9. The right to read out loud
10. The right to not defend your tastes”
― Daniel Pennac
ABOUT DANIEL PENNAC
Daniel Pennac
Born in Casablanca, Morocco
December 01, 1944
Genre: Literature & Fiction, Comics
Daniel Pennac (real name Daniel Pennacchioni) is a French writer. He received the Prix Renaudot in 2007 for his essay Chagrin d’école.
After studying in Nice he became a teacher. He began to write for children and then wrote his book series “La Saga Malaussène”, that tells the story of Benjamin Malaussène, a scapegoat, and his family in Belleville, Paris.
His writing style can be humorous and imaginative like in “La Saga Malaussène”, but he has also written essays, such as “Comme un roman”, a pedagogic essay. “La Débauche”, written jointly with Jacques Tardi, treats the topic of unemployment, revealing his social preoccupations.